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24-Port Gigabit (Hi-Power) PoE+ Ethernet Smart Managed Pro Switch with 2 SFP Ports
Configure Switching User Manual170
Manage the MST settings
You can configure Multiple Spanning Tree (MST) on the switch.
Configure an MST instance
To configure an MST instance:
1. Connect your computer
to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired connection to connect your computer to the network, or
connect directly to a switch that is off-network using an Ethernet cable.
2. Launch
a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see
Access the switch on-network and
connected to the Internet on page 18 or Access the switch off-network on page 27.
The Local Device Login page displays.
If you did not yet register the switch with
your NETGEAR account, the Register to unlock
all features page displays. For more information, see
Register the switch on page 31.
4. Enter one of the following passwords:
• After initial login, enter your local device password.
By default, the local device password is password
.
You must change this password
at initial login.
• If you previously managed the switch through the Insight app or
Cloud portal, enter
the Insight network password for the last Insight network location.
For information about the credentials, see
Credentials for the local browser UI on
page 30.
5. Click the Login
button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select Switching > STP
> Advanced > MST Configuration.
7. Configure the MST values:
• MST ID. Specify the
ID of the MST to create. The valid values for this are 1 to 64. This
is visible only when the select option of the MST ID select box is selected. The switch
supports up to four instances.
• Priority. The bridge priority value for the MST. When switches or
bridges are running
STP, each is assigned a priority. After exchanging BPDUs, the switch with the lowest
priority value becomes the root bridge. The bridge priority is a multiple of 4096. If you
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